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The Avengers (2012) *spoilers from post 1181*

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  • Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭Thoms Yorkie Bars


    FlashD wrote: »
    Daredevil's in this too right?

    Yep, along with Flash and Blade


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,419 ✭✭✭allanb49


    GORDONS ALIVE!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Another clip and stills on digitalspy,I'm going to avoid any more clips of the movie now & wait to see the full thing in the cinema.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    There is a good still up of Thor kneeling before Zod.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Ya I'd suggest avoid all trailers. I watched one yesterday and was surprised what they were showing. Much better going into this with no clue and letting the little things surprise you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Ill just say that from my point of view, the trailers are not giving away lots of plot points, nor are they showing, imo, the best bits.

    That being said, i love watching trailers before any movie, so maybe thats just me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 846 ✭✭✭what the hell!


    Pter wrote: »
    Ill just say that from my point of view, the trailers are not giving away lots of plot points, nor are they showing, imo, the best bits.

    That being said, i love watching trailers before any movie, so maybe thats just me.

    That's good to hear! I was nervous that the trailers and the one or two clips I've seen had given away a good bit.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    How in the blue hell have people seen this film already? I feel short changed. :pac: And I'll go fcuking ballistic if the same thing happens with TDKR. :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭al28283


    How in the blue hell have people seen this film already? I feel short changed. :pac: And I'll go fcuking ballistic if the same thing happens with TDKR. :pac:

    You haven't seen TDKR yet? Loser


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    How in the blue hell have people seen this film already? I feel short changed. :pac: And I'll go fcuking ballistic if the same thing happens with TDKR. :pac:

    By winning competitions to see the fan screening.

    Will be entering any for TDKR and will update everyone here if i find any.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Colmo52


    It opens in irish cinemas on the 26th.

    There is a comp here to win tickets to the Irish premiere on the 23rd.

    http://www.iftn.ie/competitions/avengerscompetition/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Pter wrote: »
    By winning competitions to see the fan screening.

    Will be entering any for TDKR and will update everyone here if i find any.

    Ah right...never entered a competition in my life. ;) Well, competition to win tickets and the like.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    More TDKR tickets for me so.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Pter wrote: »
    More TDKR tickets for me so.

    Might do it for TDKR, it depends on the effort. ;)

    Delighted to hear this film is going down well, the character interactions are meant to be one of the strong points and wouldn't expect anything less from Whedon.

    Perfect choice of director by Marvel.

    And :eek: at the post credits scene. For those who have seen it,
    how does Thanos look?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Might do it for TDKR, it depends on the effort. ;)

    Delighted to hear this film is going down well, the character interactions are meant to be one of the strong points and wouldn't expect anything less from Whedon.

    Perfect choice of director by Marvel.

    And :eek: at the post credits scene. For those who have seen it,
    how does Thanos look?


    That's who pops up in the post credits scene? :eek:

    That's so cool. Anyone care to give a one word answer to this question? Classic version or Ultimate universe version?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    This


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Avengers live stream is up of Grafiti artist painting Avengers characters starting with Loki.

    http://www.livestream.com/assemblelive

    You can tweet and vote what character you want next.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Pter wrote: »
    This

    Is that not a fan rendering? Have seen that online before.

    But if that colour was used then it is the Classic look and not the Ulimate universe look.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Kess73 wrote: »
    Is that not a fan rendering? Have seen that online before.

    But if that colour was used then it is the Classic look and not the Ulimate universe look.

    after credits spoiler!

    He looked
    red, just like hellboy.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,009 ✭✭✭kronsington


    Spoilers are just about being contained here. Avoid these thread until movie is seen.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Ya, I was googling the after credits character a while ago to see what people were saying about it and one of the searches showed the boards thread above but his name wasn't spoilered so ye should be carefull even googling anything to do with Avengers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭Planemo


    About the after-credits scene:
    Did anyone else at the screening not get who that was supposed to be? Mate thought it was red skull till we came out and thought about it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Allanb49 thought it was red skull too. I got the reference to courting death however.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    The Click TV interviews from the Advanced Screening is up. I guess people were 'excited' haha. My ugly head pops in the background at some point.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,419 ✭✭✭allanb49


    o fúck i'm there with my big goofy head on me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Thats me and Allanb at 0.39.

    The head on me. I hate my voice.

    EDIT: and 1.17

    Dammit, they didnt include my 'Hulk smash' comment.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭Thanos


    Surprised I have not seen any posters in bus shelters or on buses yet, you would think with only 6 days to go they would have a big poster campaign going.
    (or maybe they have an I am going blind :( )


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭mark.leonard


    Thanos wrote: »
    Surprised I have not seen any posters in bus shelters or on buses yet, you would think with only 6 days to go they would have a big poster campaign going.
    (or maybe they have an I am going blind :( )

    Could be just how small the market is over here, presumably there are ass loads of posters and other hype in bigger countries?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    They seem to be doing alot of PR and new media stuff instead - in fact there is a flashing ad staring at me now in boards.ie for Avengers Assemble.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,490 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Lads seriously **** off with the spoilers !!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭Thoms Yorkie Bars


    The cinematographer for it is Irish. Neat :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,115 ✭✭✭✭Nervous Wreck


    Mark Ruffalo on Graham Norton now.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Heard Ruffalo saying he made the mistake of looking at online communities to see what the reaction was to him getting cast. It put him off the web for life. :pac:

    I have to admit that I was extremely disappointed that Norton wasn't coming back but at the same time, I was happy that Ruffalo was cast as he's a good actor.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    nothing wrong with Ruffalo at all, he's great in stuff like Zodiac


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Ruffalo did a great job, he has nothing to worry about. Norton was good as well but I'm more than happy with Ruffalo to keep playing Banner.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭roguey


    is it shown in 2D anywhere in Dublin? as far as I can tell everywhere is showing 3D only. Really annoys me as I can't stand 3D


  • Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭MrPirate


    Any idea if there's going to be a sneaky midnight screening? I don't want to wait till 10am. -.-


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    roguey wrote: »
    is it shown in 2D anywhere in Dublin? as far as I can tell everywhere is showing 3D only. Really annoys me as I can't stand 3D

    Im going to see it in Blanch on 2D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,892 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    I havent read the entire thread, But i have a question regarding the presence of Thor.

    I really enjoyed it when it was aired on Sky premier last week, however at the end the transportation device used from Asgard was destroyed.

    How can Thor end up on Earth again if the means to do so was destroyed?

    & does Natalie Portman make a return to jump Thor's bones?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    I havent read the entire thread, But i have a question regarding the presence of Thor.

    I really enjoyed it when it was aired on Sky premier last week, however at the end the transportation device used from Asgard was destroyed.

    How can Thor end up on Earth again if the means to do so was destroyed?

    & does Natalie Portman make a return to jump Thor's bones?
    The Allfather used some of his extra special mojo to get him back. Portman was sent to the arctic or something by shield so that she would be protected. She doesnt know Thor was back. She was sent under the guise of research or summat.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭hightower1


    roguey wrote: »
    is it shown in 2D anywhere in Dublin? as far as I can tell everywhere is showing 3D only. Really annoys me as I can't stand 3D


    Ditto, here in LMK there are three cinemas. One is howing no 2d versions at all, the others have x2 2d screenings a day as opposed to 4 or 5 3d screenings.

    Studios....get over it, 3d sucks and is a blatent gimmik. Stop forcing it on people in order to get people away from downloading movies. Tip- if you want people back in cinema seats start making worthwhile movies again and NOT ask them to sell their organs for the privilage. /rant.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭red dave


    roguey wrote: »
    is it shown in 2D anywhere in Dublin? as far as I can tell everywhere is showing 3D only. Really annoys me as I can't stand 3D

    They're showing both 2D and 3D in Cineworld


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,151 ✭✭✭ronano


    should i be watching thor before i go see it? seen the rest


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,459 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    ronano wrote: »
    should i be watching thor before i go see it? seen the rest

    if you haven't seen I would recommend watching it before you go , you'll have a better idea of the character then, its also one of the best Marvel movies to date!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Just watched the hulk again and as good as norton was, I thought ruffalo was much better. any reason stark was telling general ross about the avengers at the end or was that just a little way of telling the audience whats coming?

    Oh you should def watch thor. People kept going on about how crap it was but I thought it was very good. Worth watching for loki alone


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    sheehy83 wrote: »
    Just watched the hulk again and as good as norton was, I thought ruffalo was much better. any reason stark was telling general ross about the avengers at the end or was that just a little way of telling the audience whats coming?

    Oh you should def watch thor. People kept going on about how crap it was but I thought it was very good. Worth watching for loki alone

    I thought Thor was the best of the buildup movies so far. I dont count the first Iron Man as it was Iron Man 2 that was a lead in to the Avengers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,490 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Fury did show up in Iron Man 1 first and its where he first mentioned the Avenger initiative so fair to say thats included in the build up ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,799 ✭✭✭speedboatchase


    Saw it tonight and posted my thoughts on the IMDb forum. If nobody minds, I'll just copy and paste? Anyway, here goes:

    First off, I want to say that if you're a Joss Whedon or Marvel then that is fan service of the highest order. It may be the most expensive fan fiction ever created.

    You've got truly heroic moments from your favourite characters, some terrific laughs and an astounding final sequence in Manhattan that must last around 40 minutes. Also, the interactions within each character is the very smartly observed, even if the storyline itself is hardly anything to write home about.

    One of the mains problems I had, however, is the same problem I had with Thor. Hugely fantastical elements lightened for casual audiences with broad comedy. Out of the five pre-Avengers films, I enjoyed Thor second least (wasn't a fan of Iron Man 2) because I prefer my superhero films somewhat grounded in my own reality, such as the original Iron Man, The Dark Knight or X2. With Avengers, clearly you need an intergalactic villain of huge proportions but for me, seeing Tony Stark fly away from a giant alien serpent is a bit jarring four years after watching him take on Middle Eastern terrorists.

    The second gripe is linked to the first in that suspension of disbelief combines with a sense nothing you're watching has any real bearing. I quickly grew bored during the first Wolverine/Sabretooth fight in Wolverine because watching two people with superpowers isn't that fun. There's nothing at stake and this is a real problem with Avengers - Iron Man and Thor aren't actually going to really hurt one another, fans just want to see them fight and that's what you get.

    This is a problem in the third act where despite Loki's army being well established with a sense of forboding, their arrival is akin to watching the TMNT beating on random footsoldiers. They're absolutely hopeless and we know that with big budget sequels for each Avenger on the way, nobody is in any real danger. Unlike in the X-Men movies, nobody here is disposable whatsoever so the multiple fight scenes become a little superfluous.

    Having said that, this is a great film. I don't think it'll go down in the very top tier of superhero movies but it is what promises - the first ever truly "all-star" superhero movie and that kind of promise brings unique joys and as I've mentioned, some unique flaws.

    (By the way, I write for an Irish website so I'm sure elements of this post will crop up in my review a few days from now - just in case anyone thinks it was plagiarised!)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob



    One of the mains problems I had, however, is the same problem I had with Thor. Hugely fantastical elements lightened for casual audiences with broad comedy. Out of the five pre-Avengers films, I enjoyed Thor second least (wasn't a fan of Iron Man 2) because I prefer my superhero films somewhat grounded in my own reality, such as the original Iron Man, The Dark Knight or X2. With Avengers, clearly you need an intergalactic villain of huge proportions but for me, seeing Tony Stark fly away from a giant alien serpent is a bit jarring four years after watching him take on Middle Eastern terrorists.

    The fantastical elements are what you need though for a film such as this. You need your massive intergalactic threats in order to justify a team up of this proportion.

    I actually think that the X-Men franchise, while more or less decent, has missed such a huge opportunity due to not fully embracing the fantastical element. If they fully embraced the villains at their disposal, they could have had an epic franchise rather than a lukewarm one.

    With Batman though it's different as "grounded reality" works for the character. It's all about finding the strengths of each character at the end of the day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Agreed - if you have hugely powerful characters grounded in reality (cough Superman cough), and they dont have anyone to hit (hard), then whats the bloody point. That has always been the one thing that has been lacking in the Superman movies - someone to actually put it up to Superman.

    And since this is a collection of superpowered individuals, the dynamic of pitting them against a horde of monsters would seem to make sense. The alternative is pitting them against a mirror team of baddies (cough street fighter movie, mortal combat movie cough).

    I get what you are saying - i know what movies are coming down the line and as a result, you can infer who is very likely to live, but that didnt take away from the movie for me.

    Just my 2c.


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